Guardian

By Sayali Kondkar

“It’s warm. Where am I? Why can’t I open my eyes.” I can only feel my body heavy. There’s beep sound running in the background. All I can remember is to getting dizzy.

“Is there any way to get Sooha out of the coma?” I heard whispery sobs. someone is crying. “is this mum? And why is she crying ?! I am not in a coma. I can hear you all… but why I can’t open my eyes?… No!… I can’t be in a coma!... who goes into a coma just because of dizziness!?”

“But you are.” Someone said in a melodious tune which creeps me out.

“Who is this? Hello! And where am I? Can you hear me?” and there it goes again “ yes. only I can hear you. you had a very hard life. want me to help you??”

“ What do you mean by had a hard life?? Am I going to die or am I already dead?” The thought alone of being dead is freaking me out.

“No, not yet. That’s why I am asking you. Do you want to change your life?… I can help you!”

“How? And why are you helping me? Do I know you? I can’t even see you?”

“There is no description about me, but you can call me your helper. I want to help you. You are very kind person Sooha.”

“and, how you gonna help me? I am in a coma!”

“Don’t worry. Take good care of yourself okay. And only 3 changes ..not more. Here you go!!”

I heard a click sound and everything goes very cold. There was a white light flashed before my eyes. This time I feel my eyes opening.

“What is happening with me…!!” I blink for multiple times to clear my vision.

I looked around. “Is this my high-school?.. what am I doing here…in front of a notice board!!?”

“Hey! Sooha, what are you doing here?”

I looked at my side and the one who called me was none other than my school mate. Meera! A little version of Meera. I was shocked, and the most shocking thing was she passed through me!!!

“Ohh my!!!! What was that? Am I transparent? A ghost? How did she passed through me?!”

I turned to look at her and froze in my place. Looking at myself. The person in front of me was literally my copy. A high school version of me!

“I can’t believe this!! Am I dead? What is happening here!!?”

Then I remembered “take care of yourself. Only 3 changes….”

“What was that even mean ? I time travelled? But why can’t they see me?”

“Let’s go sooha, rest time will be over.” And they go inside the classroom.

I followed them thinking about that voice. “what changes I want to do??” I thing for a long time. “Okay, then I don’t want to fall for anyone.” “But how can I stop myself from anything. I know I am not gonna believe.”

“It’s funny that I believed in everyone’s words but not mine. I don’t want to trust everything and everyone.”

“And third, money, starts working for money .”

“but if I change, then things and people around me will also change right!!.. what if I loose my friends or my family for changing things about me? Even if I only change myself, my relation with others also gonna change.”

“About love, I will never ever know the feeling of betrayal, then maybe I will face more hurt. I am strong because I endure that pain, failure, betrayal. If I stop myself from falling and believing in others then maybe I will not able to save myself. I don’t want to change anything because I don’t want my life to get worse.”

“It’s better to protect than change things for me. I don’t want to change anything.”

I closed my eyes. The warm feeling entangled my body. I felt like feather. I started to falling deep and deep and then I heard them speaking… “because of the stress she loose her consciousness.. not to worry.. she’ll be fine. “

I opened my eyes. There was my little sister looking at me like a ghost.

“Sis. You actually look like a zombie! Gosh.. eat something healthy will you.”

“ What!! Am I alive.. what are you doing here??”

“Doc. Did she loose her brain cells also?” she said looking at me weirdly.

What? Didn’t I was in the coma!.. I didn’t change anything how come it end up like this!

Some flashbacks runs through my head in a split seconds. Wait a minute those memories… I didn’t hurt myself deeply.. was this because I protected myself all this time. So I really took care of me!.. protected me from the worst. Like my guardian angel. I was my guardian.

By Sayali Kondkar